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Who still uses glass bottles, I did fifty years ago then changed to plastic for my last two kids in the 70s and 80s as there werent many glass bottles in the shops... Now knowing the dangers in plastics, I just wonder how many mothers now use glass as it must be much safer...
Thanks for replies... it suddenly came to me that not enough mothers know dangers in plastics, even though some harmful junk has now been removed from better makes.. but Ive seen mothers pick up bottles in the one pound shops and they must be full of toxic junk.. shouldnt they be banned.
There are a lot of BPA free options with plastic bottles. Not saying that BPA-free plastic is great, but it's better than it was. You also have to remember that the nipples are a form of plastic. So even if the bottles are glass, the baby is still exposed to plastic. Not to mention that most formulas contain a lot of questionable stuff and are packaged in plastic containers. If you are pumping breast milk, the pumps have plastic parts and the storage containers are also plastic. (Please note, I am not against formula; my own kids were formula-fed. For many people it is the best or only choice).
I guess my point is that it's pretty much impossible to avoid plastic altogether unless you exclusively breast feed with no pumping.
There are a lot of BPA free options with plastic bottles. Not saying that BPA-free plastic is great, but it's better than it was. You also have to remember that the nipples are a form of plastic. So even if the bottles are glass, the baby is still exposed to plastic. Not to mention that most formulas contain a lot of questionable stuff and are packaged in plastic containers. If you are pumping breast milk, the pumps have plastic parts and the storage containers are also plastic. (Please note, I am not against formula; my own kids were formula-fed. For many people it is the best or only choice).
I guess my point is that it's pretty much impossible to avoid plastic altogether unless you exclusively breast feed with no pumping.
You are so right.. Ive thought about that too, I know phthates were taken out of the teats a long time ago but other things are still present.. and of course the forumula too.... cutting down with glass though might give babies a bit of a chance where plastic ones done.... breast feeding too can put toxins from the mum into the baby, we cant win.. no matter how much we want to be good mothers.. Im myself never breast fed , it wasnt the IN thing back in the day, even in hospitals the bottles were all ready in a crate waiting, no nurse asked if you wanted to feed your baby or not.. it was just something that wasnt talked about in the 60s hospitals... but in the 80s when I had my last son, it was different, there were choices and half the ward was breast feeding, how times change..
In my own case, I exclusively pumped and bottle-fed, and I looked in to this. At least back then, 17+ years ago, the recommendation was to use plastic for breast milk because certain important nutrients in breast milk stick to glass. This prevents the baby from getting them. But I had a friend who had to switch to formula feeding because of an illness, and she used glass.
In my own case, I exclusively pumped and bottle-fed, and I looked in to this. At least back then, 17+ years ago, the recommendation was to use plastic for breast milk because certain important nutrients in breast milk stick to glass. This prevents the baby from getting them. But I had a friend who had to switch to formula feeding because of an illness, and she used glass.
You can breastfeed for a year and then switch to a cup, but I don't know many women who hand over a real glass to a toddler. Sippy cups are plastic, too.
Edit: Now that I think about it, my husband's first cup was silver, so there are probably stainless steel or enameled toddler cups on the market that would not shatter when flung to the floor from a high chair.
Another thing along these lines is all the plastic toys, chairs, cups, and dishes. Honestly, our world has become full of plastic, but it is especially so for kids. They have hardly any wooden, metal or cloth toys any more.
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